Lure, The

Date

Hour

Place

02/08

21:00

SMALL MARKET SQUARE

DESCRIPTION

The protagonists, mermaids by the names Gold and Silver, land in the middle of the world of Warsaw dance clubs of the eighties, vibrant with music and glittering with neon lights and sparkle. One of the sisters tragically falls in love with a bassist of the Figi i Daktyle [Figs and Dates] band. Interweaving real and fantasy elements, Agnieszka Smoczyńska gives a passionately narration of reaching adulthood, of emerging passions and dramatic disillusions, and the marvellous atmosphere of the film is created by songs of the Ballady i Romanse [Ballads and Romances] band and hits from the bygone era.

AWARDS

2015 Gdynia Film Festival – ELLE Crystal Star (Agnieszka Smoczyńska), Best New Director (Agnieszka Smoczyńska), Best Make-Up (Janusz Kaleja and Tomasz Matraszek), nominated for the Golden Lions as Best Film
2016 Sundance Film Festival – Special Jury Award for artistic vision (Agnieszka Smoczyńska), nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in the competition for the Best Foreign Drama
2016 Polish Film Awards: Eagles – Discovery of the Year (Agnieszka Smoczyńska) nominated in the categories: Best Supporting Actress (Kinga Preiss), Best Sound (Maria Chilarecka, Marcin Lenarczyk)

DIRECTOR

Agnieszka Smoczyńska (1978) Director and screenwriter. She graduated from Cultural Studies at the University of Wrocław and Directing Studies at Krzysztof Kieślowski Radio and Television Faculty at the University of Silesia and at Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing. Her feature film debut, "The Lure," won her awards at many prestigious festivals, such as the Sundance Film Festival, and placed her name among the most interesting young Polish directors.

FILMOGRAPHY

2015 Córki dancingu|The Lure
2010 Viva Maria! (krótki)
2004 3 Love (krótki)
2003 Kapelusz (krótki)